In a search for a salvation with a two hour idle break, my fellow Chinese Cantonese and Mandarin classmates/friends and I ventured here for a foodie browse. Chinese grocery is priced very reasonable though not sure about the quality or taste. There is a selection for Chinese imported beer of renown names as Tsingtao, Pabst, Heineken, etc. Fairtown Trading Inc. is a specialty ethnic market serving the New York Chinese community where it enables me to reminsce my country of birth.
N.B. Fairtown Trading Inc. management are incompetent in the written English language as Grand Street is visibly noted as "GRANG" Street. The lack of attention to detail is embarassingly pathetic.
When you're tired of waiting in line at HK Supermarket or at nearby Dynasty (yelp.com/biz/dynasty-sup…), give Fairtown a shot. They have a very good selection of most typical Asian groceries, without the crowds and even better prices.
The service is what has constantly kept me coming back. True, Fairtown is not as large or as extensive as some of the mega super markets, but the people working there will always do their best to help you find something, be it a rare food item or out of stock medicine.
They also have a mean selection of various Chinese stlye noodles. This is where I go to get my Yee Fu noodle fix, where a block that is good enough to feed 2 people, and costs only $1.99. I've been able to find lots of random items for cheaper than most of the nearby grocery stores which is enough to get people coming back often.
In a search for a salvation with a two hour idle break, my fellow Chinese Cantonese and Mandarin classmates/friends and I ventured here for a foodie browse. Chinese grocery is priced very reasonable though not sure about the quality or taste. There is a selection for Chinese imported beer of renown names as Tsingtao, Pabst, Heineken, etc. Fairtown Trading Inc. is a specialty ethnic market serving the New York Chinese community where it enables me to reminsce my country of birth.
N.B. Fairtown Trading Inc. management are incompetent in the written English language as Grand Street is visibly noted as "GRANG" Street. The lack of attention to detail is embarassingly pathetic.
When you're tired of waiting in line at HK Supermarket or at nearby Dynasty (yelp.com/biz/dynasty-sup…), give Fairtown a shot. They have a very good selection of most typical Asian groceries, without the crowds and even better prices.
The service is what has constantly kept me coming back. True, Fairtown is not as large or as extensive as some of the mega super markets, but the people working there will always do their best to help you find something, be it a rare food item or out of stock medicine.
They also have a mean selection of various Chinese stlye noodles. This is where I go to get my Yee Fu noodle fix, where a block that is good enough to feed 2 people, and costs only $1.99. I've been able to find lots of random items for cheaper than most of the nearby grocery stores which is enough to get people coming back often.